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08-15-2014 , 07:07 PM

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Riverman needed for a Ruh Roh Rick Perry thread.

08-15-2014 , 07:11 PM

MrWookie

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huh?

08-15-2014 , 07:14 PM

goofyballer

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Google led me to...

Perry indicted on two felony charges

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AUSTIN — A grand jury indicted Gov. Rick Perry on two counts of Friday, accusing him of abusing his veto power by threatening to withhold funding from the Travis County's public corruption unit if the district attorney did not resign following her drunken driving arrest.

The Travis County grand jury, led by special prosecutor Mike McCrum, indicted Perry on one count of abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, and coercion of a public servant, a third-degree felony.

Sounds like everyone involved is a douche. Travis County is basically the Austin metro area.

08-15-2014 , 07:18 PM

goofyballer

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Oh my god. One of Wookie's finest extraction titles ever. Possibly needs an "oops".

08-15-2014 , 07:21 PM

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08-15-2014 , 07:30 PM

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Everything he did was pretty much out in the open. It's not new news. It's not like they found a smoking gun. They just decided to indict him for what he openly admitted to doing. Should be interesting.

08-15-2014 , 07:33 PM

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A+ thread title

08-15-2014 , 07:58 PM

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

Oh my god. One of Wookie's finest extraction titles ever. Possibly needs an "oops".

I'm constantly amazed at thread titles around here, and this one is top top pair.

08-15-2014 , 08:04 PM

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Didn't Rick Perry murder an innocent guy on death row like 18 months ago? But this got him indicted?

Loltexas

08-15-2014 , 08:25 PM

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"Rick Perry Indicted on Abuse of Power, Coercion, and I Forget the 3rd Charge......Oops"

Come on, this is obv way better

08-15-2014 , 08:26 PM

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Lol Perry, lol Texas.

08-15-2014 , 08:33 PM

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isnt this good for poker? adelson was backing him right

08-15-2014 , 08:51 PM

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The Tragic Death of Rick Perry's Slim Presidential Hopes

08-15-2014 , 08:59 PM

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08-15-2014 , 09:30 PM

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lol what a putz.

08-15-2014 , 09:35 PM

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ill give 10/1 odds that he sees a day in prison

08-15-2014 , 10:03 PM

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Pretty sure his defense will be "yeah, so?"

08-15-2014 , 10:04 PM

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nice shot, Wook

08-15-2014 , 11:05 PM

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A good explainer of the situation

http://www.texasobserver.org/everyth...s-new-scandal/

08-16-2014 , 12:12 AM

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So before all the partisan d-bags tard up this thread, I'd love it if someone could find a good, in-depth analysis on this.

On the surface it seems like there's like a 1% chance this guy gets convicted. Since when are vetos illegal?

08-16-2014 , 12:14 AM

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Did this link not cover it?

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A good explainer of the situation

http://www.texasobserver.org/everyth...s-new-scandal/

Thanks huehue, very good summary.

08-16-2014 , 12:15 AM

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Lol at entering the thread demanding answers and breaking forum rules

08-16-2014 , 12:26 AM

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Originally Posted by goofyballer

Did this link not cover it?

Thanks huehue, very good summary.

Not really. It was probably the best thing I've read so far, but it was far from the good legal analysis I was hoping for.

08-16-2014 , 12:28 AM

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Lol at entering the thread demanding answers and breaking forum rules

What rule did I break?

Is partisan d-bag a political ideology?

08-16-2014 , 12:34 AM

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On the surface it seems like there's like a 1% chance this guy gets convicted. Since when are vetos illegal?

1% is far too high.

Harris county is known for making up dumb cases against Republican politicians; it's a tradition like no other.

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